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Public Forum Record
22 September 2021
Public Forum
1 Public Forum Submissions Received
4.1 Public Forum Submissions Received.......................................................................... 3
4.1. Public Forum Submissions Received
Deputations for the Public Forum of 22 September 2021 were received and circulated to Councillors.
Mayor, Russell Fitzpatrick
Public Forum
Held on Wednesday 22 September 2021
Via Zoom – 12:00pm
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Present: Cr Russell Fitzpatrick, Mayor Cr Liz Seckold Cr Robyn Bain Cr Jo Dodds Cr Cathy Griff Cr Mitchell Nadin Apologies: Cr Tony Allen
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In Attendance: Chief Executive Officer, Mr Anthony McMahon Director, Assets and Operations, Mr Ian Macfarlane Director, Community, Environment and Planning, Dr Alice Howe Director, Business and Governance, Ms Iliada Bolton Acting Manager, Communication and Events, Ms Sharon Wellard Minute Secretary, Mrs Jackie Grant |
Statement of Commencement of Live Streaming
The Mayor made an announcement about live streaming requirements noting that:
Public Forums are recorded and live streamed to the Internet for public viewing.
The recording will be archived and made available on Council’s website www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians of Bega Valley Shire
The Mayor commenced by acknowledging, on behalf of Bega Valley Shire Council, the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of the Shire, the people of Yuin nation, to show respect to elders past and present.
Apologies
The apology of Cr Allen was noted.
Public Forum Addresses
The following requests were heard regarding:
Item 8.1 1999.1438 Clay Target Shooting Range - Lot 101 DP 1172182, Murrah River Road - Additional Shoot Days
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Mr Geoffrey Steel |
Four Winds Concerts Inc (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
Four Winds is opposed to the additional 12 shooting days by the Bermagui Sporting Clays Club. Council approval of this modification to DA 1999.1438 will mean shooting will be permitted for 7 hours on 24 Sundays per year. Four Winds is a major commercial business in Bermagui. We have performance facilities valued at over $4m, we employ 10 staff, we have an annual turnover of $1.3m and audiences of 7,000 in a normal year. Apart from two outdoor 3 day music festivals per year we have concerts, workshops, artist residencies, rehearsals and choirs performing. We present fine music events of the highest standard. Every time the shooters shoot it affects us. Nothing Four Winds does affects the shooters. Pre lockdown at 30 June 2021 in a Covid period, we were still planning events on 15 Sundays in the current six months between end of June 2021 and Christmas. There are 27 Sundays in these six months. If the shooters shoot on 12 Sundays in this six month it makes scheduling of events very difficult. Four Winds can't present events when shooting of guns is occurring. The amount of noise is dependent on wind direction. If the wind is from the south east through to the south west, the sound of guns is heard quite clearly and we could not hold an outdoor event at all if that noise was present. We cannot build an annual calendar of events based on unknown wind forecasts. It's an extremely bad image for us if people attending an indoor event are outside socializing, having food and beverages before, at interval and after, to have the beauty of the site ruined by shooting noise. Our brand is dependent on our pristine environment and we genuinely fear that our reputation is at stake and the viability of our business. The shooting range is less than 2km from the Four Winds site. We have occupied the site since 1991. Four Winds is not allowed to exceed the ambient noise level of the day. Four Winds also has ambitious plans to expand music activities at its renowned site. The difficulties in scheduling that will occur with the increased number of shooting days will make expansion very difficult. An opportunity to do more for the wider community will be lost. |
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Mr Enrico Coiera |
Self |
Via Zoom |
I would like to present some key findings of a review I conducted on the ERM Baseline Contamination Study report (which I provided to council staff in February of this year and which I hope can be distributed to councillors ahead of this meeting). By way of introduction, I am a Professor at Macquarie University, and am trained in data collection, research method design, evidence analysis, decision making, artificial intelligence, statistical methods, and research study conduct. I am a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, and several international Academies. My analysis reviews the design and conduct of the study and the statistical analyses undertaken (all areas in which I am expert). I would like to simply describe to council some concerns I have about apparent basic research errors in the way samples are taken, statistical analyses were conducted, theoretical modelling undertaken and report conclusions were presented. |
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Mr Robert Bertram |
Self |
Via Zoom |
Concerns regarding noise and lead pollution and the degradation of koala habitat. |
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Mr Neville Brady |
Bermagui Sporting Clays (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
We will be speaking against the conditions that Council staff have placed on the original draft report. |
Item 8.3 Nomination of Royal Willows Hotel Pambula as a Local Heritage Item
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Ms Shirley Bazley |
Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society Inc (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
I plan to highlight the problems that have been caused by the delay in processing this 2018 nomination and the discrepancies, errors and inadequacies in the paperwork presented for Councillors' consideration. |
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Mr Chris Ralfs |
Self |
Via Zoom |
I submit that the recommendation against the heritage listing under discussion is inadequate in scope and will contravene council guidelines for Council Development Control Plan for Pambula. |
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Ms Elizabeth Slapp |
Kel & Jeanette Stolzenhein (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
The intent of my presentation is for the Council to understand that there are many intractable issues associated with the current building including its deteriorated state, fire risk potential, lack of patronage, poor economic performance, high insurance overheads, and other factors, which need to be taken into account when considering whether or not it warrants listing as a local heritage item. |
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Mr David Hobbes |
Kel & Jeanette Stolzenhein (Authority Received) |
Via Zoom |
I am a
heritage architect with 30 years experience, engaged to guide the development
of a sympathetic infill design for the redevelopment of the site. |
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Mr Steel was granted a 2 minute extension.
Mr Bertram was granted a 2 minute extension.
Mr Hobbes was granted a 2 minute extension.
The Public Forum session closed at 1:42pm.
The recording of the Public Forum is available on Council’s website:
http://webcast.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/archive.php
Attachments
1⇩. Presentation - Item 8.1 - Mr Geoff Steel OBO Four Winds Concerts Inc
2⇩. Presentation - Item 8.1 - Mr Enrico Coiera
3⇩. Presentation - Item 8.1 - Mr Robert Bertram
4⇩. Presentation - Item 8.3 - Ms Shirley Bazley OBO Merimbula Imlay Historical Society Inc
5⇩. Presentation - Item 8.3 - Mr Chris Ralfs
6⇩. Presentation - Item 8.3 - Ms Elizabeth Slapp OBO Kel and Jeanette Stolzehein
7⇩. Presentation - Item 8.3 - Mr David Hobbes OBO Kel and Jeanette Stolzehein
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Public Forum |
22 September 2021 |
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Item 4.1 - Attachment 1 |
Presentation - Item 8.1 - Mr Geoff Steel OBO Four Winds Concerts Inc |
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22 September 2021 |
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Item 4.1 - Attachment 4 |
Presentation - Item 8.3 - Ms Shirley Bazley OBO Merimbula Imlay Historical Society Inc |
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22 September 2021 |
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Item 4.1 - Attachment 6 |
Presentation - Item 8.3 - Ms Elizabeth Slapp OBO Kel and Jeanette Stolzehein |
